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The great majority of U.S. health care dollars are spent supporting the chronically ill, yet the traditional focus of hospital care is on the "episode of illness," notes <B>Bob Whipple, </B>RNC, CCM, CCS, MHA, a Boston-based senior management consultant with ACS Healthcare Solutions.

Patient access has role in disease management